Chapter 792: Strange and Bizarre Origins

What was unexpected was that the ghostly thing on that mountain was so vicious that it wiped out the entire rescue team.

Ning Chen could roughly guess what Master meant.

It seems this Mantis Man is not as easy to deal with as they thought.

If they truly want to resolve this matter completely, they must plan for the long term.

"There is one more thing."

Master paused for a moment and did not speak immediately.

It seemed as if he was recalling something, or perhaps weighing how to say it.

"What is it?"

Any clue now would be highly effective in solving this matter, so it is best to listen carefully.

"One year, more than a dozen people arrived, claiming to be a rescue team here to help us. Later, led by villagers, they went up the mountain."

"However, after waiting three or five days, there was still no sign of them coming down, which made the villagers anxious, fearing they had encountered some danger."

If following the normal course of a story, basically these people would have had no chance of survival.

Thinking of this, they all exchanged a knowing glance.

To be honest, the situation here is actually not too bad, since it all arose naturally.

But the place ruled by Ye Lisi was a panic he deliberately created.

Thinking of this, he could not help but shake his head.

Ning Chen pulled his thoughts back and continued listening.

"The villagers really could not wait any longer, so they discussed sending one person from each family to see what exactly had happened."

When speaking of this, Ning Chen clearly felt that Master's state seemed to have reached the extreme of panic.

"What happened on the mountain?"

After hearing Ning Chen's question, Master paused for a moment.

Lin Yi was already somewhat nervous at this point, and he also looked in Ning Chen's direction.

What kind of situation is this?

Given the current situation, are they really going to have to help solve this?

Although he knew Ning Chen's strength, to be honest, if this really happened, Lin Yi would still hope to stay as far away as possible.

"After going up, everything seemed fine at first, but the deeper they went, the worse the surroundings became."

"All around were animal skeletons, scattered here and there."

"Only after reaching the depths of the forest did they notice that more than a dozen corpses had appeared at that location."

Even just listening to him tell it, one could imagine the scene at that time.

Guessing that the people lying there were all from the village, Ning Chen felt quite depressed.

【Mom, it's just that their combat power is too weak. If everyone had a Gatling gun, would those damn things inside Nashan still dare to show off?】

【Come on, you clearly didn't read the question carefully. Didn't they just say the thing that appeared is invulnerable to weapons?】

【Oh my goodness, doesn't that prove Brother Shiguang's martial prowess is extraordinary?】

【Able to crush a monster with bare hands, what a ruthless person!】

"And then what?"

Master had probably suffered too great a blow today, so his speech was broken and intermittent.

Each time he had to pause for a while before reacting to what he was about to say.

Ning Chen could understand; he also felt it was a bit too hasty.

They had just suffered the loss of a child; they should be allowed to rest properly.

Ning Chen was about to voice his thoughts.

But that Master began recounting the events again.

"It was already unbearable; our people wanted to walk over and carry those dead bodies back to the village. However, just as they were preparing to move in that direction, a terrifying scene occurred."

Hmm?

One has to admit, this Master is quite good at storytelling; every time it reaches a critical moment, he always stops.

Ning Chen was left feeling utterly impatient by him.

But he did not dare to urge him; perhaps when he wanted to tell these things, he also needed to think about them.

After all, judging by his words, this situation seemed to have happened a very, very long time ago.

"Those dozen or so corpses on the ground suddenly moved in unison, then slowly stood up."

"When our people realized something was wrong, they prepared to run down the mountain, only to discover that those already dead corpses moved with extraordinary speed."

"They quickly caught up, and their attack power was exceptionally strong."

How is it that the Mantis Man hasn't been dealt with yet, and now another strange species has appeared?

Thinking this, Ning Chen truly could not understand what exactly had happened in this village.

The people around were very simple and honest; making them experience such painful things was truly a harm.

"And then what?"

Lin Yi could not help but ask; to be honest, in this situation the outcome was already completely clear.

In that environment, there was absolutely no chance of escape.

And their final result was also very obvious; they were likely completely killed.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the room was exceptionally oppressive, and no one spoke again.

Dark clouds hung over everyone's faces.

It was clear that they still felt lingering fear about the incident that had occurred.

"Perhaps this is fate. We have lived safely in this village all along, yet never expected the joke fate would play on us, leaving only the old, weak, sick, and young in our village now."

Ning Chen did not know how to comfort him; no matter who encountered such a thing, they would probably be unable to accept it calmly.

Glancing around, what the old master had said was not wrong.

Inside the house, able-bodied men were few and far between; most were elderly people.

Such a thing as the young burying the old, I fear no one could accept.

"Then have you never thought about why this happens? Even if you want to resolve it, you must resolve it at the root!"

Lin Yi did not quite understand; rescue teams had been dispatched from above continuously, yet why had there been no progress?

Instead, why have they been ravaged until now?

Hearing this, everyone present fell silent, but Ning Chen felt this question was asked very well.

Indeed, they had been enduring this disaster all along.

But why not consider where the source of this disaster truly comes from?

And why does it target only this one village?

Asked into silence, the old master did not speak further.

The people around were exceptionally calm.

This, however, made Ning Chen feel something was not quite right; there must be some unknown situation in between.

It was just that the old master did not tell them.

"Brother Ning Chen, are you tired? Do you want to go rest?"

Bai Lei spoke at the right moment, then pulled Ning Chen and Lin Yi, wanting to leave this room first.

This made Ning Chen even more suspicious; if there were no guilt in their hearts, why would they be in this state?

Therefore, if they truly want to handle this matter, it seems a long period of time will still be needed.